Will Purton is a London-based recording engineer, mixer and producer, and an in-house engineer at RAK Studios. In this interview Sam Inglis talks to him about his career so far and being nominated in this year's Rising Star category for the 2023 Music Producers Guild Awards. Now in their 15th year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best British talent working behind the scenes in the music industry. The winners are announced at the MPG Awards on 27th April 2023. Music Producers Guild Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - Getting Started In The Industry 01:51 - Training At LIPA 02:48 - Going Straig ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:26 - 30th Anniversary 01:02 - The First Product 03:24 - The Launchpad 06:58 - Automap 09:25 - Friendly Relations 13:08 - The BassStation 17:50 - Hands-On Control 19:07 - Analogue Sound Modelling 21:41 - The Resurgence Of Analogue 30:43 - From The Rack To The Desktop 34:33 - Moving Away From Computers 38:02 - The Focusrite Group 45:25 - 40 Years of MIDI Novation BiogIn 1992, Ian Jannaway and Mark Thompson founded Novation Electronic Music Systems and created the MM10, a keyboard controller designed to be used with the Yamaha QY10 music workstation. BassStation ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Joining Pearl 01:58 - Rune Rosander 06:05 - The Microphone Market In The 1950s 07:19 - How Mics Were Made And Tested 08:26 - The Rectangular Capsule 11:18 - The ELM Microphone Range 14:10 - Valve To Solid State And Back Again 17:19 - The Milab VIP-50 18:36 - Why Design Matters 19:34 - Manufacturing Today 20:55 - The Importance Of Good Components 22:20 - Why Pearl Mics Are Never Obsolete! Pearl Milab BiogFounded in 1941, Pearl Microphones is one of the oldest continuously operating microphone manufacturers in the world. To this day, every Pearl microphone ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:17 - Getting Started Creating Audio Products 01:08 - The Necessary Training 02:01 - Algorithm Development 05:40 - The User Interface 07:26 - Vintage Emulation 09:30 - 20 Years Of Plug-in Development 11:32 - How Useful Is Machine Learning? 14:10  The APB (Analog Processing Box) 17:07 - Analogue Electronics 18:31 - Component Tolerances 20:28 - Emulating Tubes 21:51 - Combining Signals 23:04 - The Capabilities Of APB 24:58 - Extending The Capabilities Of APB 25:46 - APB For Atmos 26:30 - APB For Mastering 28:11 - Other Analogue Effects 31:02 - Using The APB F ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:34 - Immersive Audio 02:07 - Loudspeaker Density 05:44 - Automating Calibration With GLM 08:10 - Choosing Your Speaker System 11:27 - Mixing Immersive Music 13:29 - Aural ID For Audio Professionals 18:45 - Mixing For Different Surround Formats 20:57 - Improving How Audio Is Received 22:19 - The Future Of Immersive Audio Genelec BiogFor over 40 years, Genelec studio monitoring solutions have delivered truthful, neutral sound reproduction — enabling engineers and creatives to make accurate and reliable mix decisions, even in challenging rooms. Founded in Finland ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Lewitt Audio Beginnings 04:42 - Creating Unique Products 08:19 - Engineering Focussed 09:34 - Circuit Control | Remote Control 11:37 - The LCT 1040 Microphone 13:35 - Working With External Engineers 14:25 - Expanding Into Other Areas 15:29 - The Electronics 16:28 - Industry Areas Needing Improvement 18:59 - Recording Environment Acoustics 19:56 - Company Expansion 23:29 - An International Team 27:12 - Development and Innovation 31:15 - The 10 Year Warranty Lewitt Audio Biog Designed and engineered in Vienna, Austria, LEWITT microphones set new standards i ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - CEDAR Audio Beginnings 01:45 - The National Sound Archive 06:15 - Cleaning Up Old Recordings 08:12 - Working In Real-Time 10:36 - Developing Rackmount Units 11:52 - Making User-Friendly Products 14:27 - Building A Team Of Developers 17:06 - Introducing Machine Learning and AI 21:25 - The Move Into Post Production 25:34 - The Invention Of Spectral Editing And Retouch 29:26 - Algorithmic Technology 36:10 - Involvement In Forensics 39:02 - Blind Source Separation And AudioTelligence 44:04 - Future Opportunities CEDAR Audio Biog CEDAR Audio is committed to fur ..read more

Chapters00:00 - Introduction 01:43 - Hugues Vinet and IRCAM 02:38 - How IRCAM Has Changed 06:02 - Partners and Community 09:03 - Music Styles and Technology 10:56 - Working With Ableton 12:56 - Musical Developments 18:49 - Sound Design 23:05 - Defining Sounds 26:04 - Using Different Tools 28:07 - AI Development Hugues Vinet BiogHugues Vinet is Director of Innovation and Research Means at IRCAM, a world-leading institution associated with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which is dedicated to music production and research. He has managed all research, development and innovation activities at IRCAM ..read more

Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Working With Headphones 07:45 - Beds and Objects 12:26 - Storing The Data 15:39 - Practical Applications 20:15 - Musicians Using Atmos 23:42 - Musical recommendations David Gould Biog Director, Audio Content Solutions In his role at Dolby, David is responsible for creating products and solutions that will enable and inspire the music and audio post production community to create content in the Dolby Atmos format. Prior to joining Dolby in early 2012, David was a Senior Product Manager at Avid Technology, where he was responsible for Pro Tools software.&nb ..read more

ChaptersTim Carroll 00:00 - Introduction 00:31 - From Musician To Manager 04:43 - Changes In The Market 07:20 - The Scarlett Range 10:20 - Removing Barriers To Creativity 11:29 - More Home Studios 15:03 - The Chip Shortage 18:10 - Why There's Not A Focusrite DAW 23:32 - The Family Of Brands 27:24 - Sustainability In The Audio Industry Will Hoult 29:43 - Role At Focusrite 30:40 - The Intimidation Factor 32:58 - Driver Performance And Latency 36:56 - Simplicity And Product Longevity 39:47 - USB As The Dominant Protocol 43:09 - The Challenges Of Designing Mic Preamps 46:39 - Determining The Numbe ..read more